- Types Of Speech
- You can use tighten as a verb in a sentence.
- About Tighten
- A 2 syllables verb and 7 letters with the letters e, g, h, i, n, and t, 5 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letter h. Tighten starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters t, ti, tig, tigh, tight, and the ending characters are n, en, ten, hten, ghten, ..
- Definition
- Narrow or limit; "reduce the influx of foreigners"
- Origin/Roots
- Old English
- School Grade
- Tighten is set as a grade three word that starts with t, ends with n, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 7 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is tighten a scrabble word? A 11 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Tighten in Pig Latin is said as "ightentay or ightentway".
- Unigram
- t | i | g | h | t | e | n
- Bigram
- ti | ig | gh | ht | te | en
- Trigram
- tig | igh | ght | hte | ten
- Quadrigram
- tigh | ight | ghte | hten
- Word Gram
- Verb Examples
- narrow or limit;
"reduce the influx of foreigners" - restrict;
"tighten the rules";
"stiffen the regulations" - become tight or tighter;
"The rope tightened" - make tight or tighter;
"tighten the wire"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affix | a linguistic element added to a word to produce an inflected or derived form |
| Anchor | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving |
| Annex | an addition that extends a main building |
| Annexe | an addition that extends a main building |
| Apprehension | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
| Arrest | the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) "the policeman on the beat got credit for the collar" |
| Assure | be careful or certain to do something make certain of something "He verified that the valves were closed" "See that the curtains are closed" "control the quality of the product" |
| Attach | be attached be in contact with |
| Back | the position of a player on a football team who is stationed behind the line of scrimmage |
| Belay | something to which a mountain climber''s rope can be secured |
View all cognitive synonyms for Tighten
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tighten | narrow or limit "reduce the influx of foreigners" |
View English words with the unique letters used in tighten. Words With The Letters Eghint
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bound | a light springing movement upwards or forwards |
| Confine | place limits on (extent or access) "restrict the use of this parking lot" "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| Limit | the greatest possible degree of something "what he did was beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior" "to the limit of his ability" |
| Restrain | place limits on (extent or access) "restrict the use of this parking lot" "limit the time you can spend with your friends" |
| Restrict | make more specific "qualify these remarks" |
| Throttle | a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine |
| Trammel | a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitening (9 letters) | 16 +5 | 18 +6 | eghiinntw | ||
| Cheating (8 letters) | 14 +3 | 16 +4 | cheating | ||
| Thieving (8 letters) | 15 +4 | 17 +5 | thieving | ||
| Teaching (8 letters) | 14 +3 | 16 +4 | cheating | ||
| Etching (7 letters) | 13 +2 | 15 +3 | etching | ||
| Heating (7 letters) | 11 | 12 | heating | ||
| Nightie (7 letters) | 11 | 12 | nightie | ||
| Tee Hinge (9 letters) | |||||
| T Hinge (7 letters) | |||||
| Tight End (9 letters) | |||||
| Teething (8 letters) | 12 +1 | 13 +1 | teething | ||
| Weighting (9 letters) | 17 +6 | 19 +7 | weighting | ||
| Eighteen (8 letters) | 12 +1 | 13 +1 | eighteen | ||
| Heighten (8 letters) | 15 +4 | 15 +3 | heighten | ||
| Tighten (7 letters) | 11 | 12 | tighten | ||
| Benight (7 letters) | 13 +2 | 15 +3 | benight | ||
| Tightened (9 letters) | 14 +3 | 15 +3 | deeghintt | ||
| Benighted (9 letters) | 16 +5 | 18 +6 | benighted | ||
| Nighted (7 letters) | 12 +1 | 13 +1 | nighted | ||
| Nighttide (9 letters) | 14 +3 | 15 +3 | nighttide | ||
| Detaching (9 letters) | 16 +5 | 18 +6 | detaching | ||
| Night Dew (9 letters) | |||||
| Untighten (9 letters) | 13 +2 | 16 +4 | untighten | ||
| The Thing (9 letters) | |||||
| Whitewing (9 letters) | 19 +8 | 20 +8 | whitewing |
Tighten Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With T
- Ends With N
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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